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  2. 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature - Wikipedia

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    The 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the South African activist and writer Nadine Gordimer (1923–2014) "who through her magnificent epic writing has – in the words of Alfred Nobel – been of very great benefit to humanity." [1] She is the 7th female and first South African recipient of the prize followed by J. M. Coetzee in ...

  3. Nadine Gordimer - Wikipedia

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    Nadine Gordimer (20 November 1923 – 13 July 2014) was a South African writer and political activist. She received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, recognised as a writer "who through her magnificent epic writing has ... been of very great benefit to humanity". [1] Gordimer was one of the most honored female writers of her generation.

  4. Telling Tales (anthology) - Wikipedia

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    Telling Tales is a 2004 anthology of works celebrating life, edited and organized by South African writer Nadine Gordimer as a fundraiser for South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign, which lobbies for government funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and care. [1] [2] It includes 21 short stories by award-winning writers, including five Nobel ...

  5. The Lying Days - Wikipedia

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    The Lying Days is the debut novel of Nobel winning South African novelist, Nadine Gordimer. It was published in 1953 in London by Victor Gollancz and New York by Simon & Schuster . It is Gordimer's third published book, following two collections of short stories, Face to Face (1949), and The Soft Voice of the Serpent (1952).

  6. List of Nobel laureates in Literature - Wikipedia

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    [5] 18 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the second highest number of any of the Nobel Prizes behind the Nobel Peace Prize. [6] [7] As of 2024, there have been 29 English-speaking laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature, followed by French with 16 laureates and German with 14 laureates. France has the highest number of ...

  7. 'Say goodbye to your son': Texas mom texts ex before killing ...

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    Before a Texas mother killed her 3-year-old son and herself, she sent a text message to her ex-husband that said: 'Say goodbye to your son.' ... Jokic hits winning 3-pointer, Nuggets defeat 76ers ...

  8. He was once hailed as the pride of China. Now nationalists ...

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    Mo Yan, a novelist best known for his earthy tales of rural life in China, sparked national pride when he became the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012.

  9. My Son's Story - Wikipedia

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    My Son's Story is the ninth novel by South African novelist Nadine Gordimer.It was written towards the end of the State of Emergency and first published in 1990. The very next year, Gordimer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the Swedish Academy explicitly cited My Son's Story in their press release, calling it "ingenious and revealing and at the same time enthralling".